Where in Britain does the DS 3 fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 38.4% of 632,064 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the DS 3 failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Kirkcaldy (KY): 51.3% against 38.3% elsewhere (+13.0 points). It does best in Twickenham (TW), −13.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · DS 3 MOT statistics · check a DS 3 by registration
DS 3 in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 51.3 | 38.3 | +13.0 | +11.4 to +14.5 | 4,061 |
| Dundee (DD) | 49.7 | 38.4 | +11.4 | +9.5 to +13.3 | 2,674 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 48.6 | 38.3 | +10.3 | +8.8 to +11.7 | 4,408 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 46.1 | 38.4 | +7.7 | +3.1 to +12.2 | 469 (rough estimate) |
| Sunderland (SR) | 45.3 | 38.4 | +7.0 | +5.5 to +8.4 | 4,474 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 44.4 | 38.4 | +6.0 | +4.1 to +8.0 | 2,450 |
| Darlington (DL) | 43.8 | 38.4 | +5.4 | +4.1 to +6.8 | 5,289 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 43.7 | 38.4 | +5.4 | +3.9 to +6.9 | 4,191 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 43.7 | 38.4 | +5.3 | +3.6 to +7.0 | 3,188 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 43.4 | 38.3 | +5.2 | +4.4 to +5.9 | 16,890 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 43.1 | 38.3 | +4.7 | +3.6 to +5.9 | 7,504 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 43.0 | 38.4 | +4.7 | +3.2 to +6.2 | 4,187 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 42.9 | 38.3 | +4.6 | +3.5 to +5.6 | 8,697 |
| Inverness (IV) | 42.6 | 38.4 | +4.2 | +2.2 to +6.3 | 2,186 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 42.4 | 38.4 | +4.0 | +2.5 to +5.5 | 4,401 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 42.2 | 38.4 | +3.8 | +2.0 to +5.6 | 2,926 |
| Newport (NP) | 42.1 | 38.3 | +3.8 | +2.8 to +4.7 | 10,218 |
| Northampton (NN) | 41.8 | 38.4 | +3.4 | +2.3 to +4.5 | 8,015 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 41.5 | 38.4 | +3.2 | +2.1 to +4.2 | 8,267 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 41.5 | 38.4 | +3.1 | +1.6 to +4.7 | 3,819 |
| Hull (HU) | 41.2 | 38.4 | +2.9 | +1.7 to +4.0 | 6,718 |
| Perth (PH) | 41.2 | 38.4 | +2.8 | +0.2 to +5.5 | 1,337 |
| York (YO) | 41.1 | 38.4 | +2.7 | +1.5 to +3.9 | 6,802 |
| Chester (CH) | 41.0 | 38.4 | +2.7 | +1.6 to +3.8 | 8,139 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 41.0 | 38.4 | +2.6 | +1.5 to +3.7 | 7,695 |
| Swansea (SA) | 40.8 | 38.3 | +2.5 | +1.7 to +3.3 | 13,733 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 40.8 | 38.4 | +2.4 | +1.2 to +3.6 | 6,642 |
| Bristol (BS) | 40.7 | 38.4 | +2.3 | +1.4 to +3.3 | 11,015 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 40.6 | 38.4 | +2.3 | +0.9 to +3.7 | 4,743 |
| Glasgow (G) | 40.6 | 38.4 | +2.2 | +1.3 to +3.2 | 10,009 |
| Leeds (LS) | 40.5 | 38.4 | +2.1 | +0.9 to +3.2 | 7,159 |
| Crewe (CW) | 40.5 | 38.4 | +2.1 | +0.6 to +3.5 | 4,348 |
| Wigan (WN) | 40.2 | 38.4 | +1.8 | +0.4 to +3.2 | 4,825 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 40.2 | 38.4 | +1.8 | +0.5 to +3.1 | 5,367 |
| Worcester (WR) | 40.1 | 38.4 | +1.7 | −0.1 to +3.5 | 2,954 |
| Exeter (EX) | 39.9 | 38.4 | +1.5 | +0.3 to +2.8 | 5,674 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 39.9 | 38.4 | +1.5 | −3.8 to +6.8 | 326 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 39.9 | 38.4 | +1.5 | −0.3 to +3.2 | 3,048 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 39.9 | 38.4 | +1.5 | +0.1 to +2.8 | 5,255 |
| Paisley (PA) | 39.8 | 38.4 | +1.4 | −0.3 to +3.1 | 3,160 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 39.8 | 38.4 | +1.4 | +0.6 to +2.2 | 14,086 |
| Telford (TF) | 39.7 | 38.4 | +1.3 | −0.3 to +2.9 | 3,636 |
| Durham (DH) | 39.7 | 38.4 | +1.3 | −0.0 to +2.5 | 5,719 |
| Bath (BA) | 39.3 | 38.4 | +1.0 | −0.4 to +2.3 | 4,875 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 39.2 | 38.4 | +0.8 | −0.0 to +1.7 | 12,362 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 39.1 | 38.4 | +0.8 | −0.3 to +1.8 | 8,914 |
| Stockport (SK) | 39.0 | 38.4 | +0.6 | −0.7 to +1.9 | 5,461 |
| Oxford (OX) | 38.9 | 38.4 | +0.5 | −0.9 to +2.0 | 4,233 |
| Halifax (HX) | 38.9 | 38.4 | +0.5 | −1.9 to +2.9 | 1,570 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 38.8 | 38.4 | +0.4 | −2.0 to +2.8 | 1,632 |
| Preston (PR) | 38.8 | 38.4 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 8,606 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 38.7 | 38.4 | +0.3 | −1.0 to +1.6 | 5,306 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 38.6 | 38.4 | +0.2 | −1.4 to +1.8 | 3,463 |
| Norwich (NR) | 38.5 | 38.4 | +0.1 | −1.0 to +1.2 | 8,080 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 38.5 | 38.4 | +0.0 | −2.8 to +2.9 | 1,160 |
| Swindon (SN) | 38.5 | 38.4 | +0.0 | −1.4 to +1.5 | 4,622 |
| Walsall (WS) | 38.4 | 38.4 | −0.0 | −1.2 to +1.1 | 7,189 |
| Southampton (SO) | 38.3 | 38.4 | −0.1 | −1.4 to +1.2 | 5,678 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 38.1 | 38.4 | −0.3 | −7.8 to +7.3 | 160 (rough estimate) |
| Dudley (DY) | 38.0 | 38.4 | −0.4 | −1.6 to +0.8 | 6,143 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 38.0 | 38.4 | −0.4 | −2.9 to +2.0 | 1,517 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 37.8 | 38.4 | −0.6 | −1.7 to +0.4 | 8,302 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 37.7 | 38.4 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.6 | 5,384 |
| Bolton (BL) | 37.7 | 38.4 | −0.7 | −2.0 to +0.6 | 5,218 |
| Taunton (TA) | 37.6 | 38.4 | −0.8 | −2.2 to +0.6 | 4,648 |
| Oldham (OL) | 37.6 | 38.4 | −0.8 | −2.3 to +0.7 | 4,024 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 37.5 | 38.4 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.3 | 6,522 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 37.5 | 38.4 | −0.9 | −3.4 to +1.6 | 1,459 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 37.5 | 38.4 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.2 | 17,727 |
| Leicester (LE) | 37.5 | 38.4 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.1 | 13,151 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 37.3 | 38.4 | −1.2 | −2.0 to −0.3 | 13,457 |
| Colchester (CO) | 37.0 | 38.4 | −1.4 | −2.8 to +0.1 | 4,342 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 37.0 | 38.4 | −1.4 | −3.1 to +0.2 | 3,422 |
| Hereford (HR) | 37.0 | 38.4 | −1.5 | −4.0 to +1.1 | 1,410 |
| Bradford (BD) | 36.8 | 38.4 | −1.6 | −2.9 to −0.4 | 5,766 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 36.8 | 38.4 | −1.6 | −3.0 to −0.3 | 5,078 |
| Manchester (M) | 36.8 | 38.4 | −1.7 | −2.6 to −0.7 | 9,669 |
| Brighton (BN) | 36.6 | 38.4 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.7 | 6,822 |
| Warrington (WA) | 36.6 | 38.4 | −1.8 | −2.9 to −0.8 | 8,040 |
| Derby (DE) | 36.3 | 38.4 | −2.1 | −3.0 to −1.2 | 12,427 |
| Liverpool (L) | 36.0 | 38.4 | −2.4 | −3.8 to −1.0 | 4,592 |
| Sheffield (S) | 36.0 | 38.5 | −2.4 | −3.1 to −1.7 | 18,659 |
| Watford (WD) | 35.8 | 38.4 | −2.6 | −5.1 to −0.0 | 1,368 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 35.8 | 38.4 | −2.6 | −4.3 to −0.9 | 3,156 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 35.5 | 38.4 | −2.9 | −4.3 to −1.5 | 4,475 |
| Coventry (CV) | 35.6 | 38.5 | −2.9 | −3.8 to −2.0 | 11,499 |
| Medway (ME) | 35.4 | 38.4 | −3.1 | −4.3 to −1.9 | 6,053 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 35.3 | 38.5 | −3.2 | −4.1 to −2.2 | 9,941 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 35.1 | 38.4 | −3.4 | −4.5 to −2.2 | 6,493 |
| Birmingham (B) | 35.1 | 38.5 | −3.4 | −4.0 to −2.7 | 20,933 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 35.0 | 38.4 | −3.4 | −4.6 to −2.2 | 6,296 |
| St Albans (AL) | 34.2 | 38.4 | −4.2 | −6.4 to −2.0 | 1,742 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 34.1 | 38.4 | −4.3 | −5.6 to −3.0 | 5,119 |
| Reading (RG) | 34.0 | 38.4 | −4.4 | −5.7 to −3.2 | 5,545 |
| Guildford (GU) | 33.7 | 38.4 | −4.7 | −5.9 to −3.5 | 5,917 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 33.4 | 38.4 | −5.0 | −6.4 to −3.6 | 4,350 |
| Sutton (SM) | 32.5 | 38.4 | −5.9 | −9.7 to −2.1 | 585 |
| London SW (SW) | 32.4 | 38.4 | −6.0 | −9.3 to −2.7 | 769 |
| Redhill (RH) | 31.6 | 38.4 | −6.9 | −8.3 to −5.5 | 4,341 |
| Luton (LU) | 31.3 | 38.4 | −7.1 | −8.8 to −5.5 | 3,078 |
| Bromley (BR) | 31.1 | 38.4 | −7.3 | −10.3 to −4.2 | 877 |
| London N (N) | 31.0 | 38.4 | −7.4 | −10.3 to −4.6 | 1,027 |
| Slough (SL) | 30.7 | 38.4 | −7.7 | −9.7 to −5.8 | 2,155 |
| London NW (NW) | 30.4 | 38.4 | −8.1 | −11.1 to −5.0 | 873 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 29.8 | 38.4 | −8.6 | −11.2 to −6.1 | 1,219 |
| London SE (SE) | 29.4 | 38.4 | −9.0 | −11.2 to −6.9 | 1,681 |
| Harrow (HA) | 29.3 | 38.4 | −9.1 | −11.7 to −6.5 | 1,201 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 29.1 | 38.4 | −9.4 | −11.2 to −7.6 | 2,530 |
| London W (W) | 28.7 | 38.4 | −9.7 | −12.9 to −6.6 | 781 |
| Ilford (IG) | 28.6 | 38.4 | −9.8 | −13.3 to −6.2 | 622 |
| Enfield (EN) | 28.3 | 38.4 | −10.1 | −12.3 to −8.0 | 1,699 |
| Croydon (CR) | 28.0 | 38.4 | −10.4 | −12.8 to −8.1 | 1,389 |
| Dartford (DA) | 27.7 | 38.5 | −10.7 | −12.3 to −9.2 | 3,043 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 27.7 | 38.5 | −10.8 | −12.2 to −9.4 | 4,188 |
| Romford (RM) | 27.2 | 38.4 | −11.2 | −13.2 to −9.3 | 1,956 |
| London E (E) | 26.1 | 38.4 | −12.3 | −14.6 to −10.0 | 1,359 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 25.3 | 38.4 | −13.2 | −15.1 to −11.2 | 1,943 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 632,064 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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